Motivational interviewing for loved ones: Randomized controlled trial of brief training for first episode psychosis caregivers.

Background: Research shows that family involvement in psychosis treatment leads to better patient outcomes. Interventions that involve and counsel family members may improve patient outcomes by addressing barriers to treatment adherence and lowering family expressed emotion, thereby creating a less stressful and more supportive home environment. Learning to use motivational interviewing communication skills may help caregivers to decrease conflict and expressed emotion and improve treatment adherence.

Approaching Mental Health Equity in Neuroscience for Black Women Across the Lifespan: Biological Embedding of Racism From Black Feminist Conceptual Frameworks.

Black women in the United States are faced with unrelenting chronic stressors that are often driven by racism and oppression and that result in mental health inequities. Similar to common U.S.

"Real-world" first-episode psychosis care in Massachusetts: Lessons learned from a pilot implementation of harmonized data collection.

Aim: Increasing evidence points to the value of coordinated specialty care (CSC) for early intervention in psychotic disorders. This report characterizes clinical and socio-demographic features of patients at CSC programs in Massachusetts (MA), assessed by a standardized battery incorporated into "real-world" clinical care.

Methods: The MA psychosis network for early treatment developed a pilot battery to coordinate assessments across six CSC clinics.

Motivational Interviewing for Loved Ones in Early Psychosis: Development and Pilot Feasibility Trial of a Brief Psychoeducational Intervention for Caregivers.

Treatment delay and non-adherence in first episode psychosis is a pressing public health problem. Ambivalence regarding psychiatric intervention and labeling among young people with psychosis is a contributing factor. For these individuals, caregivers often facilitate the pathway to care and support ongoing engagement and adherence.